For a winter day, today wasn’t too bad. The temp got up to 30 at least, if not more.  The wind was relatively calm.  My weather station didn’t record anything too major.  Sascha must have thought so too.  She preferred outside today.

In the late morning, I put Sascha out.  She was sitting in her usual position as if to guard the house.  Either that or she is spying on the neighbors.  I hope not.  She is usually pointed to Kevin and Carol’s house just across from our backyard.  They had 3 dogs, so she could be keeping an eye out for them.  I believe it more to watch the squirrels that scamper in their oak trees. 

I went out at some point to check on her and see if she wanted in.  She looks directly at me and lies down in the snow.  She has a very direct way of looking at you as if it is a challenge.  I assumed that meant she was staying out.  So I came in.  The more I thought about it, it was funny how she tells you to go away.  I decided to take a picture of her lying in the snow.

I took my camera and went out the back door to take the picture.  As I was focusing the camera, she came running at me and planted a huge paw in the middle of chest.  She then sat in the driveway and gave me that death stare.  Of course, I start laughing.  She is not amused.  So I go back into the house.  It took another hour before she felt ready to come in.

Later in the day, I put her out again.  After a half an hour, I checked on her.  She again lies down in the snow in response to my question about coming into the house.  This time I just took a picture through the back door.  She won’t have to tell me twice to go away.  She did eventually come in.

Lesson in all this:  When Sascha gives you the death stare, don’t mess with her!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sascha looking out the back door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After impolitely telling me to mind my own business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her royal highness letting me know she is staying outside.